Angola Visa Entry Update

The Angola Visa Entry Update

Passport validity Your passport should be valid for a minimum period of 6 months from the date of entry into Angola.

Angola Visa On Arrival You must apply for a valid visa and/or work permit before travelling to Angola, otherwise you may be detained at the airport and then deported. The deportation process can take a long time. You should check all entry requirements,

Angola Tourist Visa If you’re applying for a tourist visa, you can submit documentation online in advance of travel and be granted a pre-approval.

Angola Visa Entry Update: the general travel conditions for this moment is all passengers MUST have a printed negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 48 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. Some airlines accept an antigen test completed 24 hours before departure. Please check with your airline or travel agent before you travel. The test result must be in English or Portuguese.

Angola Negative PCR Test to Exit

The Angolan government no longer require a negative PCR test to exit/ enter Angola if you can provide evidence, such as a vaccine certificate, to show that you are fully vaccinated. However, you are strongly advised to check with your airline in advance of your travel as the rules may differ depending on your airline or destination.

Angola Visa COVID-19 Test

All passengers 12 years and above entering or travelling through Angola, are required to show evidence of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate. All unvaccinated passengers are required to show a negative COVID-19 PCR test completed 48 hours before departure. Some airlines accept an antigen test completed 24 hours before departure. Please check with your airline or travel agent before you travel.

Angola COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated

If you’re fully vaccinated, you can enter Angola without needing to quarantine regardless of your reason for travel. Only vaccines authorised by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organisation are accepted. All passengers who are fully vaccinated and test negative on disembarkation are exempt from any quarantine requirements. Any passenger (vaccinated or not) receiving a positive COVID-19 result may be required to go into mandatory quarantine at a government facility for observation and further testing.

Proof of Vaccination Status

Angola will accept the UK’s proof of COVID-19 recovery and vaccination record and proof of COVID-19 vaccination issued in the Crown Dependencies. Your NHS appointment card from vaccination centres is not designed to be used as proof of vaccination and should not be used to demonstrate your vaccine status.

Not Fully Vaccinated

If you’re not fully vaccinated, you may be advised to undertake self-quarantine for 7 days.

Children and young people

Children under the age of 12 years old do not need to show proof of vaccination on entry to Angola.

There are additional requirements for passengers under 18 entering or transiting through Angola without their parents or legal guardian, or travelling with one parent only. These requirements don’t usually apply to foreign nationals, but as a precaution and to avoid any possible delays, foreign nationals under 18 entering or transiting through Angola without their parents or legal guardian, or travelling with one parent only, are advised to bring a letter of authorisation to travel from any parent(s) not travelling.

Transiting through Angola

Transit without a visa is allowed for passengers continuing their trip to a third country by the same or first departing plane if they do not leave the airport. Please note if you leave the airport then you need to apply for a tourist, or business visa.

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Angola Travel Visa

Angola Travel Visa: the tourist and business visa must be used within 60 days from the issue date, and the tourist / business visa is valid for 120 days, for multiple entries, and allows a stay of up to 30 days, and can be extended twice for the same period. Your passports must have a validity of 6 months and at least 2 blank pages.

Angola visa on arrival is possible by applying for a pre-approval letter online and collecting the physical visa on arrival for 120 USD. The visa is valid for 30 days from date of arrival at the border, and it's multiple entry.

Angola Point of Entry

After the pre-visa is granted, travellers can then obtain a visa on arrival at the following designated ports of entry.

Upon arrival in Angola, you will have to present your passport along with your printed e-Visa and all the other documents that were part of the application.